Michael Jerkins, MD, is president and co-founder of Panacea Financial, a bank designed to service the specific needs of physicians. In a Dec. 23 podcast published by Medical Economics, Dr. Jerkins outlines why Panacea is different from other financial institutions. …
Physician Workforce
CMS has announced the launch of its newest accountable care organization model with the goal of providing a better way for primary care physicians and specialists to collaborate more closely to deliver coordinated care for patients, the American Medical Association…
Idaho’s healthcare workforce faces a multitude of challenges shaped by the state’s unique physical geography and population trends, according to a viewpoint published by IdahoEdNews.org Dec. 18. Idaho is the 11th largest state in the U.S., according to the Department…
Ninety-five percent of emergency medicine physicians work nights, compared to 0% of preventive medicine physicians and 1% of dermatology physicians, according to a recent blog post from salary transparency website Marit Health. Here’s a breakdown of the share of physicians…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Dec. 12 signed the Medical Aid in Dying Bill, a law that establishes eligibility criteria, physician responsibilities and participation protections for medical aid in dying. Here are six things to know:
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Eleven physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest threats physicians will face next year. Among the threats they cited were longstanding issues such as erosion of public trust to reimbursement declines. Yet, others saw more emergent ones stemming from workforce…
Hospitals where nurses report “enough nurses to get the work done” have better physician outcomes, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open Nov. 17. Researchers drew on two clinician surveys covering 49 European hospitals and 56 U.S.…
Here are nine updates on unionization efforts at healthcare organizations since Nov. 1, 2025: 1. Members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals concluded their three-day strike at San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare Nov. 29. 2. Registered…
Quality of life, rather than compensation, is the main factor driving physicians to consider moving abroad, according to a Medscape report published Nov. 24. Medscape surveyed 1,271 physicians who either currently work abroad or aspire to do so between Sept.…
A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law July 4, imposed stricter borrowing limits on the amount of federal student loans that those earning professional degrees can borrow. Specifically, the new legislation eliminates the Grad PLUS…